History of Nickel
Nickel was discovered by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt in 1751. He was a Swedish Chemists. Nickel was seen as far back as 3500 BC but it was mistaken a lot for silver because they look so similar. People now believe that nickel was deposited on earth from a meteorite. It was found by Axel Fred Cronstedt trying to take copper out of niccolite but by mistake he found "white copper".
Above: What nickel looks like.
Center: Axel Fredrik Conrstedt
Right: What silver looks like.
Nickel was discovered by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt in 1751. He was a Swedish Chemists. Nickel was seen as far back as 3500 BC but it was mistaken a lot for silver because they look so similar. People now believe that nickel was deposited on earth from a meteorite. It was found by Axel Fred Cronstedt trying to take copper out of niccolite but by mistake he found "white copper".
Center: Axel Fredrik Conrstedt
Right: What silver looks like.
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